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970607 My Fishes | 三代蟲 Macrogyrodactylus simentiensis |
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Bichir Species (December 16, 2003)There are two genuses of this type of fish: erpetoichthys, and polypterus. The former one has only single species which is Erpetocihthys calabaricus. The later one has more than 14 to 17 species (few species are under debate) which are:
Genus Erpetoichthys
Erpetoichthys calabaricus
---Erpetoichthys calabaricus (草繩恐龍)
Genus Polypterus
Polypterus bichir
---Polypterus bichir bichir (尼羅河恐龍王)
---Polypterus bichir lapradei (鱷魚恐龍王)
Polypterus endlicheri
---Polypterus endlicheri congicus (黃金恐龍王)
---Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri (虎斑恐龍王)
Polypterus ansorgii
---Polypterus ansorgii（安氏恐龍王）
Polypterus delhezi
---Polypterus delhezi (斑節恐龍)
Polypterus ornatipinnis
---Polypterus ornatipinnis (大花恐龍)
Polypterus palmas
---Polypterus palmas buettikoferi (黃花恐龍)
---Polypterus palmas palmas (小花恐龍、帕瑪斯恐龍)
---Polypterus palmas polli (青恐龍、波利霜斑恐龍)
Polypterus retropinnis (薩伊綠恐龍，剛果恐龍)
Polypterus mokelembembe (麻花恐龍, 斑背恐龍)
Polypterus senegalus（金恐龍）
Polypterus teugelsi (喀麥隆恐龍)
Polypterus weeksii
---Polypterus weeksii (薩伊恐龍) |
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Polypterus Bichir Bichir (December 16, 2003)Polypterus bichir bichir
Species Name: Polypterus bichir bichir
Common Name: Nile bichir
Size: max. 47
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 180 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Africa: Nile River, Lake Turkana and Omo River; Lake Chad, Chari River and Logone River
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: piscivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
The color is olive, but white on the ventral side, with three darker longitudinal bands on the lateral side, which are more visible in young than adults; pectoral and pelvic fins have greenish and yellowish transversal bands. |
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Lapradei03 (March 31, 2004) | 1670 Visits
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Polypterus Bichir Lapradei (December 16, 2003)Polypterus bichir lapradei
Common Name: Bichir
Size: max. 29"
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 180 gal
Native Location: West Africa: found in Senegal River, Gambia River, Geba River, Volta River, Niger, Benoue River and Ouémé River.Also known from Lake Chad and Logone and Chari Rivers
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: piscivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Yellowish or greenish colored on the dorsal side, ventral side more clear; darker longitudinal bands on lateral side. Dark spots and blotches are sometimes present on caudal, ventral and pelvic fins and underside of the belly. |
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Polypterus Delhezi (December 16, 2003)Polypterus delhezi
Species Name: Polypterus delhezi
Common Name: Barred bichir/armoured bichir
Size: max. 17
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Central Africa: central basin of Congo River
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Dorsal side gray-olive colored, with 7 to 8 black transversal bars; ventral side yellowish, lighter on ventral side of head. Spots are forming a black line between the lips and suboperculum. Fins yellow with brown or black spots. This carnivorous fish lives in streams, lakes and zones of flood. Reproduction and spawning occurs during the rainy season. Normally, its pretty active. |
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Congicus 02 (March 31, 2004) | 194 Visits
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Polypterus Endlicheri Congicus (December 16, 2003)Polypterus endlicheri congicus
Species Name: Polypterus endlicheri congicus
Common Name: NA
Size: max. 38
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 180 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Central Africa: Congo basin and Lake Tanganyika
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Congicus is hyper active. Remember it can grow over 30, so 18 is still a young one. Its funny to see a 18 big congicus swims up and down in the tank. Dorsal side gray colored, ventral side paler, yellowish, with 6 to 9 darker transversal bars. Fins with weak spots. It lives in streams, lakes and zones of flood. |
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Endlicheri 01 (December 16, 2003)Polypterus Endlicheri Endlicheris
Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
Species Name: Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri
Common Name: Saddled bichir/Tiger Bichir
Size: max. 30
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 180 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Africa: Nile, Lake Chad, Chad basin, Niger, Volta, Bandama, Upper Comoé and Ouémé.
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Endlicheri is the most popular species of bichirs, especially in Japan. There some Japanese are captive breeding endlicheri and sell to the market. It has vertical bands characteristically irregular which make it looks like the tiger strip. Normally, endlicheri is calm, and spends most time on the tank bottom.
Date(s): June 24, 2004. 0 Total. Shared |
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Polypterus Ornatipinnis (December 16, 2003)Polypterus ornatipinnis
Species Name: Polypterus ornatipinnis
Common Name: Ornate Bichir
Size: max. 24
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 125 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer East and Central Africa: Congo River basin (Dem. Rep. Congo, Angola, Cameroun); Lake Tanganyika
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Orante is the most colorful (flowery) species of bichir. Its active and swims quite often. |
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Polypterus palmas buettikoferi (December 16, 2003)Polypterus palmas buettikoferi
Species Name: Polypterus palmas buettikoferi |
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Polypterus palmas palmas Common Name: Shortfin bichir
Size: max. 12
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gal
Native Location: West Africa: known from the Cavally River basin in Côte d'Ivoire and the river basins of eastern Liberia up to the St.John River.
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Lower parts of head and body whitish, black blotches on membranes supported by dorsal finlets. |
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Polypterus Palmas Polli (December 16, 2003)Polypterus palmas polli
Species Name: Polypterus palmas polli
Common Name: Marbled bichir
Size: max. 13
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer West Africa: Lower and central Congo basin
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Diagnosis: Dorsal spines (total): 5-7. The 5-7 spines on the dorsal fin distinguishes Polypterus palmas polli from P. p. buettikoferi and P. p. palmas. |
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Polypterus Senegalus Senegalus (December 16, 2003)Polypterus senegalus senegalus
Species Name: Polypterus senegalus
Common Name: Gray Bichir
Size: max. 20
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 75 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Africa: Nile basin, basins of Sénégal, Gambia, Niger and Volta and Lake Chad; Congo and Lualaba river basins.
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: omnivore
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Gray to olive color on dorsal side and whitish on ventral side. Young with three longitudinal dark bands on sides. Feeds mainly on fishes, insects, crustaceans, mollusks, frogs as well as on plant fragments and seeds. |
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Polypterus Weeksii (December 16, 2003)Polypterus Weeksii
Species Name: Polypterus Weeksii
Common Name: Mottled bichir/fathead bichir
Size: max. 21
pH: 6.0 - 8.0
Minimum Tank Size: 125 gal
Native Location: Gazetteer Central Africa: Central Congo river basin.
Temperature:72°F-82°F
Diet: carnivorous
Breeding: Egg-layer
Gender Diffrences: Male with thicker and wider anal fin than female.
Additional Comments:
Weeksii is very active and swims a lot. Its very cute with its fat and flat head shape. |
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Polypterus retropinnis (December 16, 2003)| The species, which has been available in the shops under the temporary trade name Polypterus sp. "Congo" or Zaire Green, is named as Polypterus retropinnis, while, the old retropinnis is named Polypterus mokelembembe by Frank Schafer and Ulrich Schliewen in the systematics journal Zootaxa. |
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Fish Community (December 17, 2003)| My fish community 6X2.5x2 (ft) tank 4.2X2X1.8 tank 4.2x1.8x1.5 tank |
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